Police: Shooting victims in Soledad “expected to survive” after being shot multiple times

SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION) UPDATE 8/30/21: Soledad Police are confirming that two victims in a shooting off Palm Avenue in Soledad are expected to survive.

Police say the two victims were shot multiple times after a fight near a group of town homes escalated into a shooting.

The incident happened Sunday night around 10 p.m. on the 1500 Block of Palm Avenue.

The victims were transported with life threatening injuries to a local hospital but police say they're expected to be okay.

Police would only describe the victims as being a 17-year-old and an individual in their 20s.

ORIGINAL STORY:

Two victims are in the hospital and Soledad police are investigating after a shooting that happened on the 1500 Block of Palm Avenue on Sunday night around 10 p.m.

There's no word on the victims' conditions as of Monday morning.

Soledad Police Chief Damon Wasson said one person was detained at the scene of the shooting, but that person is not a shooting suspect. He reportedly fought with police, and was tased.

Police were at the scene collecting evidence around 12 a.m. Monday.

This is a developing story. This page will be updated as more information is made available.